Zoning Approved for Up to Eight Recreational Marijuana Shops

The zoning for recreational marijuana shops has been approved by the City Council 19 to 3. It took over two years for the approval after the majority of Newton voters voted in favor of marijuana in 2016 and in 2018. The first shop, Garden Remedies won’t open for recreational sales for a few more months but up to eight shops have now been approved to sell recreational marijuana.